Laura Bauer

RT @judylthomas: President Donald Trump on Monday issued pardons to nearly all of the Jan. 6 defendants, following through on his campaign…

This country music singer/songwriter is a lifelong Kansas City Chiefs fan. For five years now he's been writing and singing parodies that have racked up millions of views. "Blane has become a big part of Chiefs Kingdom." https://t.co/KjkOI5Ddzq

RT @judylthomas: A federal judge has approved a Kansas Jan. 6 defendant’s request to attend president-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, th…

The family of a baby killed in Independence police shooting questions why Missouri’s child welfare agency didn’t do more to protect her. https://t.co/bSFVt7DGiu

Johnson County father asks judge to go beyond “weak plea deal” and give harsher sentence to man responsible for the death of his teenage son, Will Ensley. https://t.co/3N7ML1lEw1

Relatives said the baby who died after last week's officer-involved shooting in Independence would have turned 3-months-old on Nov. 22nd. https://t.co/PkIHlgQQWs

At just 7-months-old, with severe injuries to his body, Giovanni Carr died in a Kansas City hospital in June. More than four months later, no one has been arrested, and police still don't call his death a homicide. Relatives want to know why. https://t.co/zGXle9m8Hh

RT @judylthomas: A Kansas Marine Corps veteran who breached the Capitol on Jan. 6 wearing a patriotic face mask with an American flag paint…

RT @judylthomas: Citing insufficient evidence, the Jackson County Prosecutor's Office is declining to file charges against a former IHOPKC…

RT @judylthomas: William Chrestman, the ax-handle-wielding Kansas City-area Proud Boy convicted of threatening officers and breaching the C…

ICYMI: At a Kansas City intersection overcome with crime and loitering, the corner library — where staffers spend more time fulfilling the basic needs of the low-income community than checking out books — has been caught in the middle. https://t.co/tqGJuT0RHo

For years, @KCStar has featured weekly profiles of kids in Kansas foster care wanting adoptive families. They come from the voice of children and what they hope for the future. Above everything, this group of brothers and sisters want to stay together. https://t.co/GQ9zehsxGC

RT @judylthomas: "Please do not sign this document that silences your voice." Parents of alleged sex abuse victim of IHOPKC founder Mike Bi…

Attorneys for Kansas foster kids would like the state to bring in ‘outside experts’ to help make needed changes to the child welfare system. https://t.co/qnni4QoH1V

“The human toll this system is taking is staggering, and it just seems to be getting worse." New report on Kansas foster care settlement agreement shows the state is failing to meet most requirements. #ksleg https://t.co/ypzLWHN1D3

RT @GRicekcstar: ‘Flabbergasted.’ Short-staffed KC police sent officers to RNC. Should they have? A story from ⁦@kclaurab⁩ and ⁦@Kacen⁩ htt…

I don't know anyone in journalism who works harder than @judylthomas. Twelve years ago, in a Star investigation, she reported much of what was revealed in the recent indictment of seven Boilermakers union employees. She continues to report.

Judy Thomas @judylthomas

“We’ve never had a voice in the election of leaders.” Boilermakers' rank-and-file welcome last week’s indictment of leaders but say things won’t improve until the union's election process is changed. https://t.co/cwov8AXnew